Autumn Statement: 110 measures for growth and an election speech from Hunt November 22, 2023 Only seven weeks ago, Jeremy Hunt swore now was not the time for tax cuts. Now he is army Rishi Sunak with a manifesto of economic promises, writes Sascha O'Sullivan
Autumn Statement: Hunt cuts national insurance by two per cent November 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has announced 110 pro-growth measures in today's Autumn Statement, with 'full expensing' at the heart of his plans to boost UK investment.
Nextenergy Solar sells assets as it tries to deliver ‘optimal returns’ November 22, 2023 Nextenergy Solar Fund has swung heavily into the red for the first half of fiscal 2024 as it looks to recycle assets. For the six-month period ending September 30th, the company recorded a loss before tax of £11.6m with a loss per ordinary share of 2p. This represented a marked decline from the £77.1m profit [...]
Scrap ‘punitive’ stamp duty and shake-up ISAs: What the City wants from the autumn statement November 21, 2023 The City’s eyes will be trained on the Chancellor on Wednesday as he prepares to lay out the government’s spending plans in the autumn statement.
Scrap tourist tax before it’s too late, Fortnum & Mason boss warns November 20, 2023 The UK will lose retail sales to France if the government fails to scrap the tourist tax in the autumn statement, the boss of Fortnum & Mason has warned.
Government announces new £2.5bn programme to tackle long-term sickness November 16, 2023 Since the pandemic the number of people inactive in the UK due to long-term sickness or disability has risen by almost half a million to a record high of 2.6m.
Why long-term sickness will be on Hunt’s agenda in the Autumn statement November 16, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce new measures to boost participation in the workforce in next week's Autumn statement in a bid to address the rise of long-term sickness .
Inflation figures may be good news for Sunak, but millions will still be left poorer November 15, 2023 The economy may cheer today's inflation figures, but the cost of living crisis is far from over for millions of Brits, writes Rocio Concha
EDF prepared to work with nuclear rivals as French energy giant commits to UK November 7, 2023 There is room for multiple winners in the race to build mini-nuclear power plants in the UK, EDF told City A.M.
Five things to look out for in Hunt’s Autumn statement November 6, 2023 Theoretically, tax cuts are possible. Thanks to fiscal drag, the public finances are in better shape than most had expected.